A GENTLE CREATURE
synopsis
One day, a woman receives the parcel she sent to her incarcerated husband some time earlier. Confused and deeply concerned, she decides to go to the prison in a remote area of Russia, to seek information. So begins the story of a journey rife with humiliations and violence, the story of an absurd battle against an impenetrable fortress.
international title: | A Gentle Creature |
original title: | Krotkaya |
country: | France, Russia, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Ukraine |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Sergei Loznitsa |
film run: | 143' |
screenplay: | Sergei Loznitsa |
cast: | Vasilina Makovtseva, Marina Kleshcheva, Lia Akhedzhakova, Valeriu Andriută, Boris Kamorzin, Sergei Kolesov |
cinematography by: | Oleg Mutu |
film editing: | Danielius Kokanauskis |
art director: | Kirill Shuvalov |
producer: | Marianne Slot |
co-producer: | Gunnar Dedio, Uljana Kim, Olivier Père, Marc Van Warmerdam, Peter Warnier |
production: | Slot Machine, ARTE France Cinéma, LOOKS Film & TV Produktionen, Studio Uljana Kim, Wild at Art, Graniet Film, Solar Media Entertainment, GP Cinema Company (RU) |